Is our Personal Information Safe in the digital world?

By: Malak Al-Saqri

In the age of Internet and revolutions, it has become hard to keep your personal life safe and private. These days it's very easy to reach a person's contact, full name or where s/he lives, you can get to know a person and his/her entire family without meeting them in reality! it's hard to admit this ugly truth, but strangers can actually enter your own house without taking permission!

Not by doors or windows but through this small digital screen, they can share your own life with you! So, it is the perfect time to address this question, Is our personal information safe in this digital world?

What is the definition of private information?

First, let's get familiar with the origins of the word ‘Privacy’, it is derived from the Latin word ‘Privatus’ which means the state of being in retirement from the company or the knowledge and observation of others.

Top Myths in the IT Industry

By: Batool Abu Zaghleh

Do you think that all attachments sent from inside your company are safe? Do you believe that using an incognito browser will keep you anonymous? If you take a deeper look at people who are using information technology every day, you will find many false thoughts that must be corrected for a more professional and safe experience.
Information technology is a very dynamic and complex industry, making it hard for some people to fully understand how some things operate. This misunderstanding can then lead to myths and false information that can do more harm than good.

The Importance of Digital Certificates in Business Communications

By: Lotfi AlSarori

As a software company that provides business software, web portals, and websites, we understand the importance of security and trust in the digital world.

At ESKADENIA Software, we take security and trust very seriously, and we believe that digital certificates are an essential tool for protecting our customers and ensuring the integrity of online transactions. That's why we implement digital certificates in all of our and our customers’ websites. Moreover, we implement the newer and more secure version of SSL, TLS. To know more about what ESKADENIA has to offer in the digital space, please visit our website to browse our products.

A Cybersecurity Primer – Part II: Data Security

By: Lotfi Al-Sarori 

In our previous article, we discussed the topic of system security as the first area in our coverage of the various aspects of cybersecurity. In this article, we continue the same topic to go over another essential area of IT security, data security. So, without further ado, let’s get started.

Data Security

Data security encompasses securing it from being altered, whether purposefully or accidentally. Information security practices must protect data against theft, damage, or compromise. There are various angles to consider when discussing data security. Here, let us approach them from two perspectives: the CIA triad and data protection stages.

A Cybersecurity Primer – Fundamentals of System Security

By: Lotfi Al-Sarori

The significance of cybersecurity cannot be overemphasized. Information security has been a big concern ever since computers were invented. According to a recent Forbes article, Cybersecurity Ventures expects that there will be a new cybersecurity attack every two seconds. This amounts to more than 43 thousand attacks per day and almost 16 million attacks per year. Cybersecurity Ventures also estimate the cost of Ransomware to reach $265 Billion by 2031.

An effective cybersecurity approach ensures that authorized users have secure access to information. This is achieved by applying proven IT security principles and standards. Information security practices vary and come in numerous shapes and forms. They cover various areas from identity management and access control to data encryption, deploying network security devices such as firewalls, and more.

How can software enhance the safety of your company security?

By: Cesilia Faustina

Ensuring company security is crucial for the success of any organization. It is why this is not a matter to take lightly. Many businesses have spent a lot of money to ensure their safety, physically and virtually. This trend has somewhat changed now though, with the rise of self-employment and of course, COVID-19. According to Market Research Reports, the industry concentration has declined over years thanks to the rise of self-employed individuals, however, a security trend that seems to be rising is investment in cyber security. This makes sense seeing how today many jobs solely depend on their computers, and with the work-from-home trend and self-employment, this dependency can only increase.

4 essential ways to keep yourself safe online

By: Lana Bawaneh

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of technology and the Internet has become even more essential. Almost everyone is now using the Internet and digital technologies. A lot of people, regardless of their age group and occupation, use the Internet to study, interact, work, shop, and perform almost all of their everyday duties and responsibilities. Technology and Internet coverage are developing very rapidly to fulfill people needs and this huge demand. And while it has a lot of advantages, it also has some risks and disadvantages. Technology, for example, can create dependencies, disconnect people socially, reduce human physical activities, and may expose the privacy and security of data.

How can digitalization minimize security concerns in customer onboarding?

By: Cesilia Faustina

The mobile industry is a powerful one with no signs of slowing down. With a global subscriber base that surpasses 5 billion in 2017, this industry is creating great opportunities for expanding the digital landscape. Thanks to the power of digitalization, many mobile providers are able to reach greater areas when it comes to providing people with mobile services.

In addition, let us remember that our culture now revolves around the mobile industry, to not have a mobile phone is to commit communication suicide. So, of course, mobile providers are constantly going to be an important part of our lives, and the aim to reach people of all corners of the world is no joke. Service providers aim to reach everybody from the low to the high-income citizens, and digitalization is making that possible.